Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1887-10-21

their taxes, and all expenses of natu-
ralization. The various Democratic
headquarters supplied the machinery
the liquor headquarters supplied
the funds. In this way thirteen hun
dred men were made citizens in sim
gle week in Philadelphia.
On Friday, Oct. 7tb, Robt. S Pat
ter5on, the Chairman of the Demo-
cratic City Committee. after frequent
consultations with Henry P. Crowell,
the Secretary of the Brewers Head
quarters at 1121 Arch street, made
an arrangement with him by which
the members of the Democratic City
Committee were upon the fol-
lowing day each to take leading
Democratic saloon keeper from each
Ward, and to satisfy Crowell that
they were the parties selected for
special work, they were given, to
hand to him, the card of Mr.. Patter-
son. They assembled pursuant to
programme, and were Instructed in
dividually how to carry out the pro-
gramme of the combination, in behalf
of both the Democratic State and City
tickets, how to organize and secure
pledges, hOW to conduct themselves on
Election Day. and were finally guar
anteed the necessary means to meet
each and every feature of the work.
At the inception of the movement
employed agents of tie Democratic
Liquor League combination canvass
ed the Singing Societies and other So
cial organizations of foreign-born
citizens, and through misrepresenta-
tions of the High License Act and
of the Republican Administrations
Of Philadelphia and Pittsburg, in
duced many of them to send dele
gate each to a central city oonven-
ton. These conventions have been
meeting every Sunday and preparing
for the Inauguration of Personal Lib
erty Leagues, to be known as allies
Of the Democratic party, and in TACT
to be directed by the various Liquor
Leagues. In the early conventions
of Philadelphia there appeared a dele
gate from each Singing Society will
ing to be represented, and in Phlla-
delphia less than one-third of the
three hundred and fifty Societies sent
delegate. Societies like the M3n-
norchoir and the Saengerbund, with
a membership of nine hundred and
one thousand, respectively, were per-
mitted but two delegates, while new
ly created aud small societies with
but ten OF twenty members enjoyed
what was practically superior repre-
sentation. The design was to give
the Democratic saloon combination
sure and easy control. The early
representation of the convention COM
prised, as shown by our canvass, 43
Democrats, A Socialists, 46 Repub-
licans. The Socialists and Demo
Gratis, pursuant to the programme OF
the Leagues, elected an Executive
Committee of thirty, the Republicans
vainly demanding representation
They were in each and every instance
out-voted and denied representation,
Notwithstanding the Presidents of the
Munuorchoir and Snngerbund. tthe
membership of which out-runs nearly
all Others combined) repeatedly de-
manded representation on the Com
mittse, which by the same union of
Socialists and Democrats, was given
full p0wpr 10 direct the entire nem-
bership. dpleqdte and constituent, hO1O
10 cote The President of the Saeager-
bund. at two subsequent conventions,
vainly offered resolution declaring
in substance that Personal Liberty
implies tho right to vote as
one pleases, and though he was sus-
tanned by the forty-six Republican
delegates present, his resolution was
ruled out of order and all appeal de-
MED. What a travesty is this upon
Personal Liberty! Men employed by
the Liquor Leagues create and CON
troll convention, third of which
was drawn into It's membership upon
pretenses, and then they constitute a
cabaI of thirty unanimous Socialists
and Democrats who are to direct given
nationalitics in Philadelphia how to
vote, and who boast that they will
extend their power to all the cities
and counties Of the State
A precisely similar movement hss
been inaugurated in the cities OF New
York State by the National and
State Brewers Leagues. The recent
State Convention of the Personal
Liberty Leagues at Albany endorsed
the Democratic platform upon the
liquor question and thus openly ad-
vertised their combination with the
Democratic party. There the battle
is against the Sunday laws and the
efforts of the Republican party to pass
High License Act The ministers
of all denominations in New York,
are now exposing and denouncing
the movement as q war upon the
peace and welfare of society. What
have the religious influences of Penn
sylvania to say of the same move
ment here? 1t is only a little less
open; it is as powerful in money, in
organization, and as radical of pur-
pose as that in New York city.
In Pittsburg and Allegheny the
programme and proceedings are prac-
tically the same as in Philadelphia.
and have reached CO extensive devel-
opment, with the simple exception
that the Headquarters of the Brew
ers' Association, 1921 Arch street, is
in fact State Political Headquarters
for all Of the Leagues.
AS though to perpetrate thin dis
guise like that thrown off in New
York, Political Annex has been cs
tablished at l0l5 Arch street. Phila-
delphia, the ostensible Headquarters
of the Personal Liberty Leagues,
which draw alike their inspiration
and their cash from the rooms
square above,
80 sCon IS the combination with
the Democratic organization was
completed, through the understand
ing that the future power of the
Democratic organizations is to be
welded for the repeal of the High
License end Sunday laws, the Arch
street liquor headquarters BECAME
busily engaged in the search for or
| oanizers of the 30 called Personal